of persons of importance to have a Public Funeral with burial in the
Abbey. So important were the signatories that no difficulty was
experienced. The only condition made was that the body should be
cremated, as a rule had been established that henceforth no actual body
should be buried in the Abbey. The ground had in the past been so broken
that for new graves it would be necessary to go down into the concrete,
which might injure the structure. The Abbey authorities were most kind
in all ways. Dean Armitage Robinson gave from his sick-bed his approval,
and Sub-Dean Duckworth and Archdeacon Wilberforce made all arrangements.
Indeed the Dean on the day of the funeral got up in order to perform the
burial service.
The Baroness and Mr. Burdett-Coutts, knowing that Irving’s flat in 17
Stratton Street was not suited to receive the crowds who would wish to
pay their respects, kindly placed at the disposal of his family their
spacious house in Piccadilly and Stratton Street. Here on Thursday, the
19th, he lay in state. The great dining-room was made a _Chapelle
ardente_, and here were placed the many, many flowers that were sent.
There was a veritable sea of them—wreaths, crosses, symbolic forms of
all kinds. On the coffin over the heart lay the floral cross sent by the
Queen. Attached to it was a broad ribbon on which she had written as her
tribute to the dead the last words he had spoken on the stage:
“Into Thy hands, O Lord! into Thy hands!”
On a little table in front of the coffin lay the wreath sent by Ellen
Terry. Behind, hung high along the end wall of the lofty room, was the
pall—“sent anonymously,” as the card on it declared. Surely such a pall
was never before seen. It was entirely wrought of leaves of fresh
laurel. Thousands upon thousands of them went to its making up. It was
so large that at the funeral when fourteen pall-bearers marched with the
coffin it covered all the space and hung to the ground, before, behind,
and on either side.
Through that room all day long passed a silent and mournful crowd of all
classes and degrees; and at any moment of the time a single glance at
their faces would have shown what love and sorrow had brought them
there.
XIV
_a_
The Public Funeral took place on Friday, 20th October. It would be
impossible in a book of this size to give details of it, even if such
belonged to the scope of my work. Suffice it that all the honours which
can be paid to the illustrious dead were observed. The King had sent to
represent him, according to the custom of such ceremonies, Irving’s old
and dear friend, General the Right Hon. Sir Dighton Probyn, V.C. The
Queen’s formal representative was Earl Howe; but her personal tribute
was the beautiful cross of flowers which lay on the actor’s coffin. The
Prince and Princess of Wales were also represented. Others were there
also whom men call “great”—chiefs of all great endeavours. Ministers and
soldiers, ambassadors and judges, peers and great merchants, and many
sorrowing exponents of all the Arts. To name them would be impossible;
to try to describe the ceremony unavailing. But the place for all this
is not here; it belongs now to the history of the Age and Nation.
_b_
All the previous night the coffin had lain in the little chapel of St.
Faith between the South Transept—wherein is the Poet’s Corner where
Irving was to be laid—and the Chapter House, where the mourners were to
assemble. The funeral had been arranged for noon, but hours before that
time every approach to the Abbey was thronged with silent crowds. There
was a hush in the air through which the roar of the traffic in the
streets seemed to come modified, as though it had been intercepted by
that belt of silence. Slowly, imperceptibly, like shadows in their
silence, the crowds gathered; a sombre mass closing as if with a black
ring the whole precincts of the Cathedral.
Noon found the interior of the edifice a solid mass of people, save
where the passage-way up the Nave and Choir was marked with masses of
white flowers. Wreaths and crosses and bunches of flowers must have been
sent in hundreds—thousands, for in addition to those within, both sides
of the Cloister walks were banked with them.
Who could adequately describe that passing from the Chapter House,
whence the funeral procession took its way through the South and West
Cloister Walk, down the South Aisle and up the Nave and Choir till the
coffin was rested before the Sanctuary; the touching music, in which now
and again the sweet childish treble—the purest sound on earth—seemed to
rend the mourners’ very hearts; the mighty crowd, silent, with bowed
heads; everywhere white faces with eyes that wept.
Oh that crowd! Never in the world was greater tribute to any man. The
silence! The majestic silence, for it transcended negation and became
positive from its dormant force. “Not dead silence, but living silence!”
as the dead man’s old companion, Sir Edward Russell, said in words that
should become immortal. All thoughts of self were forgotten; the lesser
feelings of life seemed to have passed away in that glory of triumphant
sorrow. Eye and heart and brain and memory went with the Dead as to the
solemn music the mournful procession passed along. Surely a lifetime of
devotion must have gone to the crowning of those long-drawn seconds. To
one moving through that divine alley-way of sympathetic sorrow it seemed
as though the serried ranks on either hand, seen in the dimness of that
October day, went back and back to the very bounds of the thinking
world.
As from the steps of the Sanctuary came the first words of the Service
for the Burial of the Dead, a bright gleam of winter sunshine burst
through the storied window of the South Transept and lit up the laurel
pall till it glistened like gold.
And then for a little while few could see anything except dimly through
their tears.
When the last words of the Benediction had been spoken over his grave,
there came from the Organ-loft the first solemn notes of Handel’s noble
_Dead March_. The great organ had been supplemented by military
instruments, and as the mournful notes of the trumpets rose they seemed
to cling to the arches and dim corners of the great Cathedral, tearing
open our hearts with endless echoes. And then the solemn booming of the
muffled drums seemed to recall us to the life that has to be lived on,
howsoever lonely or desolate it may be.
“The song of woe
Is after all an earthly song.”
The trumpets summon us, and the drums beat the time of the onward march—
quick or slow as Duty calls.
March! March!
INDEX
Abbey, Edwin A., R.A., 81, 293–297
Aberdeen, Earl of, 216
“Acting, an Art,” 394–395, 403, 404
“Acting and Actors,” 341
Acting, Old School and New, 8–15, 369–370
“Actor-Managers,” 28
“Actors and Acting,” 404
Actor’s Note,” “An, 341
Addresses by Irving, 393–404
Adventures, 405–422
Albery, James, 5
Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 276
Aldworth, 131, 137–143, 151–155
Alexandra, Queen, 112–113, 174, 375, 382, 464, 465
Allingham, Mrs. H., 152
Alma-Tadema, Sir Laurence, R.A., 284–288, 394
_Amber Heart, The_, 425
America, Visits to, 186–199, 384–388
American Reporters, 195–199
Applause, Effect of, 47
_Architect, The_, 133
Arlton, Frank, 360–361
Arnold, Sir Arthur, 390
Arnold, Sir Edwin, 147
Arnott, A., 40–44, 91–92, 167
Art du Comédien,” “L’, 341
Art of Acting, The, 400, 404
Art-sense, 91–100
Arthur, Gen. Chester A. (President, U.S.A.), 384
Ashwell, Lena, 166
Asif Kadr Saiyid Wasif Ali Mirza, 215
Athenæum Club, 158
Aubertin, Mr., 225
Baba Khem Singh, Bedi of Kullar, 215
Baby in _Henry VIII._, 74–75
Bach, Walter, 334
Bacon and Shakespeare, Tennyson on, 152, 403
Baillie-Hamilton, Sir Wm., 212
_Balance of Comfort, The_, 329, 425
Ball, John Meredith, 71
Bancroft, Sir Squire, 331, 341, 390
Baring’s Bank, 124–125
Barnay, Ludwig, 338–340
Barr, Robert, 330
Barrett, Lawrence, 339
Barrett, Wilson, 316, 339
Barrie, J. M., 329
Barry, Sergeant, 280
Bass, Col. (U.S.A.), 191
Bastien Lepage, Jules, 130
Bateman, Col., 91, 429
Bateman, Mrs. H. L., 33, 48, 315, 429
Bath, Quin Memorial, Civic Lunch, 454–455
Beaconsfield, Lady, 267–268
Beaconsfield, Earl of, 108–109, 130, 266–269
_Becket_, 66, 67, 136, 143–160, 162;
Windsor, 376–380, 425, 426;
Irving’s last performance, 460
_Becket_, Reading, Canterbury Cathedral, 157–159
_Becket_, Reading, King Alfred Millenary, 159–160, 385–386
Bedford Street, Irving’s office at, 177
Beecher, Henry Ward, 130
Behenna, Sarah, 103
Belfast, Samaritan Hospital, 36–37
Belgians, The King of the, 232–233
Bellevue Gardens, 321–323
_Belle’s Stratagem, The_, 4, 57, 186, 425
_Bells, The_, 8, 91–93;
25th Anniversary, 98; 99, 162, 164, 187;
Sandringham, 375–376, 425, 426;
Irving’s last performance in, 458
Belmore, Lionel, 382–383
Benedict, Sir Julius, 60
Bernhardt, Sarah, 276, 343–346
Berrington, Mr. (Mayor of Wolverhampton), 454
Bigelow, Mr., 232
Bikaner, Maharaja of, 214
Bimetallism, 264–265
Birkbeck Institute, 200–201, 236
Bishop, J. B., 187–188
Blackie, Prof., 130
_Bloody Marriage, The_, 329
_Boarding School, The_, 425
Bobbili, Raja of, 214
Boito, 331
_Book III. Chapter V._, 425
Booth, Edwin, 1–2, 55–58
Booth, O., 329
Booth, Wilkes, 309
Boston, _Faust_, 118;
_Dante_, 178
Boston, Tremont Theatre, Harvard, Night at, 401
Boucicault, Dion (the Elder), 89, 328
Boughton, Geo., R.A., 294, 300
Bowker, Alfred (Mayor of Winchester), 159
Bradbury, Mr., 270
Braddon, Miss (Mrs. Maxwell), 1
Bradford: Irving’s last performances—his sudden death, 457–461, 463
Bresnin, Fire Chief, 411
Brewster, Hon. Benjamin H., 363–364
_Bride of Lammermoor, The_, see _Ravenswood_
Bridal Chambers, Variants of, 63
Bridge, Sir John F., 156
Bright, J. F., D.D. (Master of University), 397
Bright, John, 18, 130
Brisson, Adolphe, 331
Bristol, Prince’s Theatre, 162, 370
Brodribb, Samuel, 83
Brodribb, Thomas, 83
Brodrick, Hon. G. C. (Warden of Merton), 397
Brooklyn: _Dante_, 178
Brough, Lionel, 357, 457
Brougham, Lord, 18
Brown, Ford Madox, 76
Brown, Mrs. Hannah, 429–431
Browning, Robert, 300–301
Bryce, Prof. James, 235
Brydges-Willyams, Mr., 352
Buck, Col. E. A., 189, 232
Buffalo Liberal Club, 404
Burdett-Coutts, The Baroness, 53, 335, 429, 430, 464
Burdett-Coutts, W. A., M.P., 232, 286, 430, 464
Burlesque of _The Corsican Brothers_, 109
Burnand, Sir Francis C., 232–233, 299, 329
Burne-Jones, Sir Edward, Bart., 165, 289–292
Burnham, Lord, 185, 352
Burns, Rt. Hon. John, 276
Burton, Lady, 224–231
Burton, Percy, 460
Burton, Sir Richard, 130, 224–231, 317
_Bygones_, 106, 425
Byron, Lord, 225–226, 301
Caine, Hall, 16, 315–321, 331–332
Caine, Ralph Hall, 319
Caird, Dr., 397
Calvert, 58
Cambridge University, 157;
“Rede” Lecture, D.Litt., 395–396
Caney, 70
Canterbury Cathedral, 157–159, 357–359
_Captain of the Watch, The_, 425
_Captive, The_, 225
Cardiff: Farewell visit, 453
Carleton, H. Guy, 329
Carl Rosa Opera Company, 442
Carr, J. Comyns, 321, 339, 445
Carr, Mrs. Comyns, 339
Casella, The Misses, 276, 334
Castle, Capt. Egerton, 329
Catholic Social Union, 404
_Charles I._, 8, 89, 425, 426
Chicago and _Faust_, 119
Chicago, Illinois Theatre, 85
Chicago, Twentieth Century Club, 404
Chicago, University of, 403
_Chicago Times Herald_, 163
_Chicago_, U.S. Cruiser, 208–210
Chinese Ambassador, 50
Christie’s, 97, 301
Christmas, 203
Churchill, Lord Randolph, 265
Claire, Louise, 5
Claretie, Jules, 98–100, 331, 343
Clarke, J. I. C., 166, 329
Clarke, Lady Campbell, 185
Clery, Jules, 99
Cleveland, Grover (President U. S. A.), 384
Clover Club, 302
Coatbridge, 10
Collinson, Walter, 412, 443, 461
Colman, Geo., 53
Colonial Conference, 207
Colonial Premiers, The, 164, 210–217
Colonial Troops, 164
Columbia (College) University, 402–403
Comédie-Française, The, 98–100, 343, 344
Cooke, Geo. Frederick, 47
_Cool as a Cucumber_, 425
Cooper, Sir Alfred, 334
_Copperfield and the Waiter_, 27
Coquelin (Cadet), 331
Coquelin, Constant (Ainé), 341–342
Coquelin (Fils), 341
_Coriolanus_, 53, 285–288, 337, 452
Coronation, The King’s (1902), 212–217, 392
Corpse, The way to carry a, 61–62
Correspondence, 39
Corry, “Monty” (Lord Rowton), 108
_Corsican Brothers, The_, 102–111, 134, 410, 425
_Count, The_, 329
Courtney, W. L., 329, 330, 397, 398
Craig, Edith, 276
Craik, Mr., 156
Craven, Hawes, 48, 54–55, 60, 66, 70, 115, 133, 165, 298, 375
Crawford, Marion, 330
Crosby Hall, 121
Cunningham, David, 37
_Cup, The_, 57, 104–105, 107–108, 131–135, 136, 425
Cuthbert, W., 55, 133
_Cymbeline_, 170, 172, 288, 425
Dabbs, Dr., 156
_Daily News, The_, 187–188
_Daily Telegraph, The_, 121, 185, 187, 439
_Daisy’s Escape_, 106, 425
Daly, Augustin, 237
Damala, 345–346
Damrosch, Walter, 331
Dante, 137, 263
_Dante_, 176–179, 436, 452
D’Arcy, Knox, 359
Darmont, 276, 345
Davis, E. D., 83
_Dead Heart, The_, 122, 425
De Bornier, 231, 317, 318
_Deemster, The_, 316
_Demon Lover, The_, 320
Devonshire, The Duchess of, 165
Dewar, Sir James, 439
Diamond Jubilee (1897), 164, 211
Dickens, Chas., 175, 183–184, 353
Dickens, Chas. (the younger), 83
Dickens, Henry Fielding, 183–184
Dickens, Kate (Mrs. Perugini), 183
Diderot, D., _Paradox of Acting_, 30–31, 255–257, 341
Dillon, Valentine (Lord Mayor of Dublin), 373–374
Dixon, J., 329
Dolat Singh, Maharaja Kunwar, 214
Dolgoruki, Princess, 275
Donaldson, Thomas, 302, 306, 308, 309, 311, 312
_Don Quixote_ (J. I. C. Clarke), 166, 329
_Don Quixote_ (W. G. Wills), 166–167, 328, 425
Doricourt, 182
Dowden, Edward, 17, 303–305
Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, 161–163, 330
Dramatists, 325–330
_Dream of Eugene Aram, The_, 18–21, 27, 353
Drury Lane Theatre, 47, 91, 178, 338, 430;
Irving’s last performances in London, 456–457
Dublin: Theatre Royal, 1867, 1–5;
1871, 5;
1872, 7;
1876, 11, 13–14, 22–25;
1877, 30–34;
Early Experiences at the Queen’s Theatre, 9–11, 70;
Public Reception and Address, 1894, 373–374
Dublin University, 1876, Honours from, 22–26, 393;
1877, a Reading at Trinity College, 27–28;
1892, D.Litt., 393–395
Du Chaillu, Paul B., 237
Duckworth, Sub-Dean Robinson, 464
Dufferin and Ava, The Marquis of, 394, 396
Edinburgh, 181–182, 353, 407
Edinburgh, H.R.H. the Duke of, _see_ Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Duke of
Edinburgh Philosophical Institute, 1881, 403;
1891, 404
Edinburgh, Queen’s Theatre, 180
Edinburgh, Theatre Royal, 2, 76
_Edgar and Lucy_, see _Ravenswood_
Educational value of the Stage, 118–119, 253, 395
Edward VII., 104, 112–113, 174, 185, 204–205, 212, 359, 375–376,
380–383, 389, 391–392, 464
Elliot, Mr. (President of Harvard), 400–401
Elliott, Sir George, Bart., 267
Elsler, Fanny, 5
Emin Pasha, 237
_End of the Hunting, The_, 329
“English Actors,” 398
_Enoch Arden_, 148
Erben, Admiral (U.S.A.), 208–210
Escott, T. H. S., 232
_Eugene Aram_, 8, 82, 241, 425
Eugénie, The Empress, 238
Exeter, 454
Farrar, Dean, 18, 157–159
Farringford, 131, 138, 145–151
Fateh Ali Khan, Nawab, 215
Faudel-Phillips, Lady, 185
_Faust_, 69, 94–95, 113–119, 122, 162, 339, 425, 426
Fawsitt, Amy, 5
Fechter, C. A., 184
Ferment, 113
Finance, 39–40, 264–265, 427–437
Fires, 407–412
First Nights, 80–81, 157, 206, 438–439
Fiske, John, 150, 159
Floods, 412–416
Florence, W. J., 58
Flower, C. E., 323
_Flying Dutchman, The_, 320–321, see also _Vanderdecken_
Forbes, Norman, 442
Forbes, Wm., 158
Forbes-Robertson, Johnston, 166, 173, 390
Ford, Charles Richard, 239–243
Ford, E. Onslow, R.A., 280–283
Ford, Wolfram Onslow, 282
Forrest, Edwin, 5;
his watch, 302, 431
_Foresters, The_, 137, 161
Foxwell, Dr. Arthur, 455
French, Samuel, 92
Frohman, Chas., 445, 452, 456
Froude, J. A., 263
_Fuji, The_, 210
Fulda, Ludwig, 329
Fussy, 412
Gaiety Theatre, 63, 99, 109, 343
Galitzin, Prince Nicholas, 278–279
_Gamester, The_, 53
Gangadhar Madho Chitnavis, 215
Garnier, 345
Garrick Club, 130, 232
Garrick, David, 14;
his malacca cane, 300
Gaskell, The Misses, 333
_Gemini et Virgo_, 27, 225
_George Washington_, 329
Gerbel, Count de, 349
Gerbel, Countess de, _see_ Ward, Miss Geneviève
Gerische, 332
Germany, Crown Prince of (Frederick III.), 115–116
Germany, Emperor William II. of, 382–383
Germany, Empress Frederick of, 379
Gilbert, Alfred, R.A., 95, 98, 331
Gillette, Wm., 316, 446
Gladstone, Mrs. W. E., 261, 263, 265
Gladstone, Rt. Hon. W. E., 79;
as an actor, 107–108, 130, 260–265
Glasgow Theatre Royal, 43–44
Glasgow, Irving’s Illness, 296–297, 337, 441–443
Glasgow University, LL.D., 396–397
Gleichen, Count, 268–269
_Glimpse of America, A_, 236
Gounod, 335–337
Gouraud, Col., 142
Grand Theatre, Islington, 236
Grant, Digby, 5–7, 13
Grant, Gen., 191, 193
Grove, F. C., 315
Grove, Sir George, 112
Guthrie, F. Anstey, 299
Gwalior, Maharaja of, 214
Hackney, Mabel (Mrs. L. Irving), 462
Hagenbach’s Menagerie, 323–324
Hall, T. W., 70
Halswelle, Keeley, A.R.S.A., 69–70
_Hamlet_, 8, 11, 16–17, 30, 48–52, 55, 88, 425;
A Reading, 200–201;
Hall Caine’s Criticism of, 16, 315–316
“Hamlet” (An Address), 404
Hampton Court, 57–58
Handwriting, Character by, 258
Hann, W., 60, 70, 375
Hanna, Senator Mark, 385
Hare, John, 93, 298, 329, 331
Harker, J., 70, 165
Harlem Opera House, 188
Harmsworth, Alfred, _see_ Lord Northcliff
_Harper’s Magazine_, 294, 340
Harris, John, 17, 347
Hartford, _Dante_, 178
Harvard, Sander’s Theatre, 400
Harvard University, 400–402
Harvey, Martin, 442
Hassard, Sir John, 158
Hatton, Joseph, 232, 302
Haweis, Rev. H. R., 314
Hawkins, F. W., 255
Hay, Col. John (U.S. Ambassador), 385
Hennell, E. W., 333
_Henry VIII._, 72–75, 122, 143, 153, 157, 162, 425
Henschel, Georg, 332–333
Herbert, Miss, 1–5, 113
Herkomer, Prof. Hubert von, R.A., 131
Hichens, Robert, 173
_High Life Below Stairs_, 425
Hill, Vice-Chancellor, of Cambridge, 395
Hisses, 9–11
Hogarth, Miss Georgina, 183
Hollingshead, John, 63, 109
Holloway, W. J., 77–79
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 92
Homer, Tennyson on, 152
Home Rule Bill, 260, 263–264
_Home Sweet Home_, 320
Honey, Geo., 5
Hoskins, Wm., 83
Houghton, Lord, 225–227
Howard, J. B., 43
Howe, Earl, 465
Howe, Henry, 377
Hume, Fergus, 329
_Hunted Down_, 183
Hyper-criticism, 66, 134
Ibsen, 248
Idar, Maharaja of, 214
Indian and Colonial Troops, 164
Indian Princes, 164, 211–217
_Indian Revolt, The_ (“Mr. Irwig”), 454
Interviewers, 195–197
_Iolanthe_, 88, 425
Irish Famine, 18
_Irish Times, The_, 4
_Iron Chest, The_, 53, 425
Irving, Henry:
_Note._—For appearances in individual Plays and _Rôles_ and at London
Theatres _see_ under their respective names; at Provincial and
other Theatres, under name of town or city; _see also_ America,
visits to
Early experiences in Dublin, 3–5, 7, 9–11
A blaze of genius, 18–20
Carriage dragged by Students, 25
Reading at Trinity College, Dublin, 27–28
“Chaired,” 27
Takes over management of the Lyceum, 38–40, 46
Joined by Bram Stoker, 38–39
Lyceum Productions, 45
Mastery and decision of character, 50–52
Not ill for seven years, 52
Respect for feelings of others, 67
A lesson in collaboration, 70–72
Influenza during run of _King Lear_, 77–79
His method, 82–90
First appearance on the stage, 83, 453–454
And criticisms, 84
Skill in “make-up,” 89–90, 175–176, 241
Love of children, 90
Generosity, 93, 203, 374, 449
Love of sincerity, 95
Devotion and zeal of his staff, 95–97
Presentation, twenty-fifth anniversary _The Bells_, 98
Entertainment of French Authors, 98–100
A good friend to supers, 102
His stage doubles, 110
A narrow escape, 118
Fiftieth birthday—a record house, 118
Gift for reading, 121, 159, 177–178
On Tennyson, 128–130
A judge of character, 129, 430–431
Tennyson’s plays, 128–160
Fifty-fifth birthday—_Becket_ produced, 157
Reading, _Becket_, Canterbury Cathedral, 157–159
King Alfred Millenary, 159–160
Early days, 181–182
Visits to America, 186–199
Last performance in America, 188
Care in speaking, 195–196
Reading, _Hamlet_, Birkbeck Institute, 200–201
A heavy bill, 201–202
Energy and nervous power, 201–202
Christmas, 203
A social force, 204–207
His house at Brook Green, 205
Last reception at the Lyceum, 212–217
Politics, 218
Two favourite stories, 221–223
A Clerk in the City, 239–242
Education and Fines, 240
Choice of Professional Name, 241
Leaves the desk, 242
His Philosophy of his Art:
Key-stone, 244–245
Scientific process, 245–247
Character, 247–252
The play, 252–253
Stage perspective, 253–255
Dual consciousness, 96, 172, 255–257
Individuality, 257–258
Summary, 258–259
As Hamlet, Onslow Ford Statue of, 281–283
His hands, 151, 282–283, 381
Artistic co-operation with E. A. Abbey, 294–295
Last portraits, 298–299
Danger from a monkey:
Manchester, 321–323
Stratford-on-Avon, 323
His love of animals, 323–324
Dramatists—his search for plays, 325–330
Musicians, 331–337
Order of the Komthur Cross, 339
Friendship with Toole, 353–361
Ellen Terry, 362–372
Public reception and address, Dublin, 1894, 373–374
Performances at Sandringham and Windsor, 375–383
Presidents of the United States, 384–388
Knighthood, 389–392
Presentation from his fellow players, 390
Universities:
Dublin, 1876, Honours from, 22–26;
1877, 27;
1892, D.Litt., 393–395
Cambridge, 1898, “Rede” Lecture, D.Litt., 395–396
Glasgow, 1899, LL.D., 396–397
Oxford, 1886, “English Actors,” 397–399
Manchester, “Macbeth,” 399–400
Harvard, 1885 and 1894, two addresses, 400–402
Columbia, 1895, “Macbeth,” 402–403
Chicago, 1896 and 1900, two lectures, 403
Princeton, 1902, “Shakespeare and Bacon,” 403
Other learned bodies and institutions, 403–404
Adventures:
Over a mine-bed, 405–407
Fires, 407–410
Floods, 412–416
Train accidents, 416–418
Storms at sea, 418–421
Falling scenery, 421–422
Fearlessness, 257, 271–272, 404–406, 421–422
Finance, 39–40, 427–437
A bequest, 430–431
The turn of the tide:
Strenuous life, 432–433, 438
Accident to knee, 81, 440
Burning of the Lyceum Storage, 421–426, 441
Illness at Glasgow, 296–297, 337, 441–443
Lyceum Theatre Company, 45, 174, 434–437, 444–446
Failing health, 446
Fortitude and patient suffering, 447–449
Illness at Wolverhampton, 448
Last years, 449–462
Determination to retire, 452
Farewell Visits:
Cardiff: A touching farewell, 453
Swansea: _Lead, Kindly Light_, 453
Sunderland: Public banquet and address, 453–454
Exeter: Public address and reception, 454
Bath: Unveils Quin Memorial—Civic lunch, 454, 455
Wolverhampton: Public address—serious illness—tour abandoned,
454–456
Last Performances in London, 456–457
Workmen present a loving cup, 456–457
His last tour:
Sheffield: Civic luncheon, 457
Bradford: Public address—last performances, 457–460
Sudden death, 461–462
Public funeral in Westminster Abbey, 5, 463–466
Irving, Henry Brodribb, jun., 158, 297, 428, 462
Irving, Laurence, 158, 173–174, 177, 428, 462
_Isle of St. Tropez_, 329
Jackson, Dr., 395
Jagannath Barua, Rai Bahadur, 215
Jeejeebhai, Sir Jamsetjee, 214
Jefferson, Joseph, 385
_Jekyll and Hyde_, 329
_Jester King, The_, 329
Jeypore, Maharaja of, 214
_Jingle_, 425
John, Mr. (Mayor of Bath), 454
Johnson, H. T., 329
Johnston, Sir Harry, 237
Jonas, Sir Joseph (Lord Mayor of Sheffield), 457
Jones, Henry Arthur, 330
Jowett, Benjamin (Master of Balliol), 397–399
_Julius Cæsar_, 333
Kean, Chas., 86, 104, 261, 300, 372, 377
Kean, Edmund, 12, 91;
relics of, 300–301
Kean, Mrs. Chas., 369
Kelly, _see_ Wardell, Chas.
Kelvin, Lord, 394
King, T. C., 11
King Alfred Millenary, 159–160, 385–386
_King and the Miller, The_, 425
King Arthur, 137, 164
_King Arthur_ (J. Comyns Carr), 164–166, 289, 425, 426
_King Arthur_ (W. G. Wills), 164, 328
_King Lear_, 76–79, 82, 144, 162, 277–278, 356, 425
_King René’s Daughter_, see _Iolanthe_
Kingston, W. Beatty, 229, 334
Kinsmen,” “The, 294
Knighthood, 389–392
Knowles, Sir James, 28–29, 130, 133, 225
Kohlapur, Maharaja of, 214
Kohlsaat, H. H., 163
Kooch Bahar, Maharaja of, 214
_Lady Audley’s Secret_, 1–4
_Lady of Lyons, The_, 100–102, 121, 241, 425
_Lady Torfrida_, The yacht, 270–275
_Lancashire Lass, The_, 184
_Leaves of Grass_, 302–304, 310
Leaf, Walter, 151–155
Le Clerc, 331
Lehmann, Rudolph, 73
Leighton, Lord, 394–395
Lever, Chas., 8, 227
Levy, J. M., 185, 187
Levy, Miss Matilda, 185, 352
Lewanika, King, 215
Lewis, Arthur, 300
Lewis, Sir George, Bart., 359
Lewis, Leopold, 92–93
Libbotton, 344
Librarians, Conference of, 207
_Life of Charles Dickens_, Foster’s, 355
Lincoln, Abraham, 308–309, 311, 312
Liszt, Abbé Franz, 334–335
Littleton, Alfred, 334
Littleton, Augustus, 334
_Livadia, The_, 272–275
Liverpool _Town Crier_, 315
Livingstone, David, 234–235